By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-03-23 17:30:56
第21周： 马刺队“牛仔客场之旅”归来的六连主场赛程继续，对手是三支季后赛级别的球队。在对阵波士顿凯尔特人队的比赛中，尽管对方迎来了上赛季跟腱断裂后复出的杰森·塔图姆 (Jayson Tatum)，但双方在上半场陷入胶着；随着杰伦·布朗 (Jaylen Brown) 被驱逐出场，马刺队掌控了局面，维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 砍下39分并命中8记三分球领衔全场。随后对阵掘金队的比赛，文班因脚踝酸痛缺阵，马刺队虽然大半场都占据主动，但在第三节末段手感冰凉，被丹佛逆转了20分的领先优势，五连胜就此终结。最后，他们重拾状态，战胜黄蜂队报了1月31日“冬日风暴”惨败的一箭之仇，以5胜1负的战绩结束了这段主场赛程。
第22周：4胜0负 (53胜18负，西部第2)
马刺重回客场挑战缺少科怀·伦纳德 (Kawhi Leonard) 的快船队。马刺开局慢热，一度以3-17落后，但随后发力反超，半场以66-52领先。他们一度领先多达24分，但随后马刺开始掉以轻心，让由达里厄斯·加兰 (Darius Garland) 领衔的快船追回比分，令人担心几周前的被逆转戏码再次上演。所幸马刺顶住压力保持领先，并在最后时刻稳稳命中罚球，惊险取胜。
马刺延续了本赛季在背靠背第二场表现强势的传统，而在面对实力较弱且阵容不整的国王队时，他们并没费多大力气。马刺全队三分线外手感火热，10名球员合计投中25记三分球，刷新了队史纪录，比赛在半场结束时基本就已失去悬念。全场唯一值得关注的里程碑是拉塞尔·威斯布鲁克 (Russell Westbrook) 在历史助攻榜上超越了史蒂夫·纳什 (Steve Nash)。
太阳队虽然缺少了狄龙·布鲁克斯 (Dillon Brooks)，但他们继续证明自己是马刺的“苦主”，也可能是季后赛首轮的强劲对手。太阳队的射手群手感火热，在缺少斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 外线防守的情况下，马刺很难限制住柯林·吉莱斯皮 (Collin Gillespie) 和德文·布克 (Devin Booker)。但一如既往，马刺发起了反击，文班开启MVP模式，在比赛还剩1秒时投中了NBA生涯首个反超比分的准绝杀。此前马刺在防守端成功将球逼到对方新秀拉希尔·弗莱明 (Rasheer Felmming) 手中，后者两罚全失。这场惊心动魄的胜利确保了马刺自2019年以来首次获得季后赛席位。
虽然比赛过程并不总是那么漂亮，但即便马刺在大部分时间里并未使出全力，对于严重缺兵少将的步行者来说，他们的天赋依然过于强大。在卡斯尔和德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 缺阵的情况下，迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 迎来了职业生涯首次首发且表现沉稳，砍下追平生涯最高的24分，外加4个篮板和3次助攻；凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 领衔替补席贡献24分。这是一场从头到尾的完胜，分差远比最终比分显示的要大。
实力榜
约翰·舒曼 (John Schuhmann), NBA.com — 第2名 (上周：第2)
进攻效率: 118.0 (4) 防守效率: 110.5 (3) 净效率: +7.5 (4) 节奏: 100.8 (12)
马刺队可能追不上雷霆队，但他们看起来很有希望以全联盟第二好的战绩收官。自2月1日以来，他们取得了21胜2负的战绩，其中12场胜利是面对胜率超过50%的球队。
三大看点
- 全明星赛前，马刺的进攻排名联盟第七，而赛后他们的进攻进步幅度排名联盟第四。在过去的11场比赛中，他们每百回合得到124.7分，期间有8名球员场均得分上双。虽然这8人并非全勤，但在哈珀、卡斯尔或瓦塞尔中至少有一人缺席过去五场比赛的情况下，球队进攻依然保持高效。
- 周四对阵太阳，马刺在比赛还剩不到五分钟时仍落后10分，最终凭借文班亚马在还剩1.1秒时的跳投准绝杀逆转取胜。圣安东尼奥是联盟中两支在第四节落后两位数并最终取胜场次达到5场的球队之一（另一支是76人，马刺此类战绩为5胜11负）。文班亚马也是全联盟8位在第四节或加时赛最后一分钟内至少投中5个追平或反超球的球员之一（他8投5中）。
- 值得铭记的是，马刺曾是过去三个赛季中，攻防两端表现均低于联盟平均水平的四支球队之一。现在，他们每百回合的得分比上赛季（负2.8）提高了10.3分，这在拥有逐场数据统计的30个赛季中，排名赛季间进步幅度的第八位。（黄蜂队的进步幅度排名第二。）
赛程预告： 马刺接下来的七场比赛有六场在客场，但在周一客战热火后，他们将连续对阵五支胜率低于50%的球队。卡斯尔和瓦塞尔在迈阿密的比赛中均被列为出战成疑。
劳·默里 (Law Murray), The Athletic — 第2名 (上周：第2)
第一周后新加入球员： 中锋梅森·普拉姆利 (Mason Plumlee)，大前锋埃马纽埃尔·米勒 (Emanuel Miller)（双向）
第一周后离队球员： 大前锋杰里米·索汉 (Jeremy Sochan)，大前锋莱利·米尼克斯 (Riley Minix)（双向）马刺正式回到了季后赛，这是他们本年代的首次。自上次遭遇连败（两个多月前客场负于明尼苏达和俄克拉荷马）以来，他们的战绩是26胜5负。我们都要感谢我们的“外星领主”文班亚马。你们都知道接下来会发生什么，那就是你们所有人都会再次开始讨厌马刺，哪怕仅仅是因为文班对那种“农场到餐桌”式纯粹篮球的执着。我很期待看到这支球队下个月的表现。他们基本上就是2024年的雷霆，这意味着如果第二轮遇到卢卡·东契奇 (Luka Dončiç) 将会变得非常棘手。准备好迎接“缺乏经验”之类的论调吧。是的，我知道达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 和第一周的首发哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes) 都在阵中。但福克斯赢得的季后赛系列赛次数和你我一样多，而巴恩斯自十年前离开勇士后就没赢过系列赛。圣安东尼奥甚至还有2024年雷霆的老队友俾斯麦·比永博 (Bismack Biyombo) 来提醒新队友们即将到来的季后赛征程，还有梅森·普拉姆利（不是迈克·穆斯卡拉 (Mike Muscala)），他来到这里是因为索汉不在了。每支第一次进季后赛的球队都需要一个乐透秀出身的“背锅侠”，马刺似乎决定在季后赛前送走索汉。你看，雷霆不得不等到第一次季后赛之旅结束后才送走约什·吉迪 (Josh Giddey)。也许马刺真的走在了时代的前沿。
布雷特·西格尔 (Brett Siegel), Clutch Points — 第2名 (上周：第2)
马刺队近期的成功甚至比进入三月后的雷霆还要持久。自2月初以来，马刺取得了21胜2负的战绩，胜率和进攻效率均排名联盟第一，净效率也领跑全联盟。他们在此期间仅有的两场失利是输给了纽约尼克斯和丹佛掘金，这两支球队分别是东西部顶级的季后赛威胁。
除了阵容深度和防守韧性外，让马刺成为本赛季真正争冠威胁的正是文班亚马。他在进攻端为圣安东尼奥定下基调，而在防守端，文班凭借其防守能力和禁区臂展，在每一个回合都在改变对手的进攻心态。
哦，文班亚马还把这当成了个人使命，要在进入季后赛之际打出赛季最佳表现。
“现在，我脑子里想的是照顾好自己的身体，因为我也想赢得MVP和最佳防守球员（DPOY），”文班亚马最近表示，“所以，从现在到赛季结束，我都在尝试全力以赴。认真对待我的理疗、睡眠和日常训练，为我的球队挺身而出。”
仅仅因为没有太多的季后赛经验，并不意味着马刺在季后赛中不会成功。这支球队整个赛季都在超出预期，而我们还没有看到他们打出最好的篮球。除了雷霆，没有其他球队拥有足够的深度和体型来与马刺抗衡。
赛程预告： 周一 3/23 客战迈阿密热火 (38-33)；周三 3/25 客战孟菲斯灰熊 (24-46)；周六 3/25 客战密尔沃基雄鹿 (29-41)
预测：3胜0负 —— 没理由预测会输球。虽然马刺在以四连主场收官之前，将开启一段七场比赛中占六个客场的赛程，但这可以说是最后三周里最轻松的一段（虽然哪段都不算太难），尽管全是客场。热火自班·阿德巴约 (Bam Adebayo) 砍下（臭名昭著的？）83分以来，战绩仅为1胜4负，包括一波四连败，但他们正处于东部第5到第10名的惨烈排位战中，因此马刺应做好迎接对方最强反击的准备。除此之外，灰熊和雄鹿基本已无缘季后赛，球星贾·莫兰特 (Ja Morant) 和扬尼斯·阿德托昆博 (Giannis Antentokounmpo) 均因伤缺阵，而曾经让马刺头疼的灰熊球员贾伦·杰克逊 (Jaren Jackson Jr.) 已被交易至犹他。
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
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Week in Review: Spurs secure a spot in the Playoffs with another 4-0 week
Week 21: The Spurs’ “return from the Rodeo Road Trip” six-game homestand continued against three more postseason-bound teams. After a tight first half against the Boston Celtics, who had Jayson Tatum back from last season’s Achilles rupture, the Spurs took control after Jaylen Brown got himself ejected, with Victor Wembanyama leading the way with 39 points on 8 three-pointers. He then missed the next game against the Nuggets with a sore ankle, and while the Spurs were in control most of the night, they went cold late in the third quarter, blowing a 20-point lead as Denver rallied back to end their five-game winning streak. Finally, they returned to form to get revenge on the Hornets for their January 31 winter storm debacle to finish the homestand 5-1.
Week 22: 4-0 (53-18, 2nd in West)
119-115 win at Los Angeles Clippers
Back on the road facing a Clippers squad missing Kawhi Leonard, the Spurs got out to a sluggish start, getting down 17-3 before surging back to take a 66-52 halftime lead. They would eventually get ahead by 24 points, but then the Spurs got complacent and let the Clippers, led by Darius Garland, back in the game, causing fears of a reverse outcome from a couple weeks prior. Fortunately, the Spurs did just enough to stay ahead and hit their free throws in the waning seconds to secure the victory.
132-104 win at Sacramento Kings
The Spurs continued their season-long trend of dominating on the second night of a back-to-back, and they didn’t need much help against a lowly, shorthanded Kings squad. The Spurs were red hot from three, hitting a franchise-record 25 of them from 10 different players, and the game was essentially over by halftime. About the only thing of note that happened was Russell Westbrook passed Steve Nash on the all-time assist leaders board.
The Suns may have been missing Dillon Brooks, but they continued to show why they are a thorn in the Spurs’ side and potentially tough first round opponent. The Suns shooters were hot, and without Stephon Castle’s perimeter defense, the Spurs had trouble containing Collin Gillespie and Devin Booker. But like always, they fought back, with Wemby going into MVP mode to hit his first NBA go-ahead game-winner with a second left, after the Spurs had successfully forced the ball into rookie Rasheer Felmming’s hands on the other end, who missed both free throws. The thrilling victory secured the Spurs’ first playoff berth since 2019.
134-119 win vs. Indiana Pacers
It wasn’t always pretty, but even without trying their hardest for much of the game, the Spurs were simply too talented for the severely shorthanded Pacers. With Castle and Devin Vassell sitting this one out, Dylan Harper got the first start of his NBA career and didn’t flinch, tying his career high of 24 points to go along with 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and Keldon Johnson led the bench with 24 points in a wire-to-wire blowout that wasn’t as close as the final score indicated.
Power Rankings
John Schuhmann, NBA.com — 2 (last week: 2)
OffRtg: 118.0 (4) DefRtg: 110.5 (3) NetRtg: +7.5 (4) Pace: 100.8 (12)
The Spurs might not catch the Thunder, but they’re looking good to finish with the league’s second-best record. They’re 21-2 since Feb. 1, with 12 of those 21 wins coming against other teams with winning records.
Three takeaways
- The Spurs ranked seventh offensively at the All-Star break, and they’ve had the league’s fourth-most-improved offense since the break. They’ve scored 124.7 points per 100 possessions over their last 11 games, with eight guys averaging double-figures over that stretch. Not all eight have played in all 11 games, but the offense has continued to roll, even though at least one of Dylan Harper, Stephen Castle or Devin Vassell has missed each of their last five.
- The Spurs came back from 10 points down with less than five minutes left to beat the Suns on Thursday, with Victor Wembanyama draining the game-winning jumper with 1.1 seconds left. San Antonio is one of two teams – the Sixers are the other – with a league-high five wins (they’re 5-11) in games they trailed by double-digits in the fourth. Wembanyama is one of eight players with at least five buckets (he’s 5-for-8) to tie or take the lead in the final minute of the fourth quarter or overtime.
- It’s worth remembering that the Spurs were one of four teams that were worse than average on both ends of the floor in each of the last three seasons. They’re now 10.3 points per 100 possessions better than they were last season (minus-2.8), which would be the eighth biggest season-to-season jump in the 30 seasons for which we have play-by-play data. (The Hornets have seen the second biggest.)
Coming up: The Spurs will play six of their next seven games on the road, but after visiting the Heat on Monday, they’ll play five straight games against teams with losing records. Both Castle and Vassell are listed as questionable for the game in Miami.
Law Murray, The Athletic — 2 (last week: 2)
**New players added after Week 1:**C Mason Plumlee, PF Emanuel Miller (two-way)
**Departed players from Week 1:**PF Jeremy Sochan, PF Riley Minix (two-way)The Spurs are officially back in the playoffs for the first time this decade. They are 26-5 since they last lost back-to-back games (at Minnesota and Oklahoma City more than two months ago). And we all have our alien overlord Victor Wembanyama to thank. You all know what comes next, and that is all of you hating the Spurs again, if nothing else because of Wemby’s commitment toward farm-to-table ethical hoops. I’m fascinated to see what this group does starting next month. They are basically the 2024 Thunder, which means seeing Luka Dončiç in the second round is going to get spooky. Prepare for “lack of experience” narratives and the like. Yes, I know De’Aaron Fox and Week 1 starter Harrison Barnes are here. But Fox has won as many playoff series as you and I, and Barnes hasn’t won one since leaving the Warriors a decade ago. San Antonio even has former 2024 Thunderbuddy Bismack Biyombo to warn his new teammates about the upcoming playoff run, along with Mason (not Mike Muscala) Plumlee, who is here because Jeremy Sochan is not. Every first-time playoff team needs a lottery-pick scapegoat, and the Spurs figured to get off Sochan before the playoff run. See, the Thunder had to wait for the maiden playoff run to get off Josh Giddey. Maybe the Spurs really are ahead of the curve.
Brett Siegel, Clutch Points — 2 (last week: 2)
The Spurs’ recent string of success goes back even longer than the Thunder entering March. Since the start of February, the Spurs have gone 21-2, ranking first in win percentage and first in offensive rating and also leading the league in net rating. Their only two losses during this span were to the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets, two premier playoff threats in both conferences.
Aside from their depth and defensive toughness, what makes the Spurs a real title threat this season is none other than Wembanyama. He sets the tone for San Antonio on offense, and Wemby alters his opponent’s offensive mindset every play because of his defensive abilities and length in the paint.
Oh, and Wembanyama has made it his personal mission to step up and play his best basketball of the season heading into the playoffs.
“Right now, in my mind is taking great care of my body cause I also want to win the MVP and the DPOY,” Wembanyama stated recently. “So, I’m trying to press the gas from now until the end of the season. Really take care of my treatment, take care of my sleep, take care of my routine, and show up for my team.”
Just because they don’t have a whole lot of playoff experience doesn’t mean the Spurs won’t be successful in the postseason. This team has exceeded expectations all season, and we have yet to see them play their best basketball. Other than the Thunder, nobody else has the depth and size to be able to compete against the Spurs.
Coming up: Mon. 3/23 at Miami Heat (38-33); Wed. 3/25 at Memphis Grizzlies (24-46); Sat. 3/25 at Milwaukee Bucks (29-41)
Prediction: 3-0 — No reason to predict a loss here. While the Spurs embark on a stretch that will feature six of seven games on the road before they close on a four-game homestand, this is arguably their easiest of the remaining three weeks (not than any will be that hard) despite being entirely on the road. The Heat have gone 1-4 since Bam Adebayo’s (infamous?) 83-point game, in including losing four straight, but they are in a brutal standings battle between the 5th and 10th seeds, so the Spurs should expect their best effort. Beyond that, the Grizzlies and Bucks are all-but eliminated from the postseason, stars Ja Morant and Giannis Antentokounmpo are out, and former problem Grizzly for the Spurs Jaren Jackson Jr. was traded to Utah.
By Marilyn Dubinski, via Pounding The Rock